Japan's+Enemies

=A Brief List of Japan's Enemies Through Time= = = = Japan has had sovereignty disputes with China over Ryukyu Islands, with Russia for the Kuril Islands and Sakhalin. It had many threats going back and forth from Korea over such things as Korea failing to recognize Japan's new Meiji government, and the Japanese thought to resole these through military means. A few of the enemies were United Kingdom, France, Soviet Union, the United States, and China during World War 2, in which Japan took sides with the Axis. They also fought for land with US, Russia, Germany, Britain, Fance, and the Netherlands. =